Josh Olson

Academy Award nominated screenwriter and podcaster

Los Angeles, USA

About Josh

Josh Olson is an American screenwriter and podcaster. He is known for his work on films such as A History of Violence and for co-hosting the podcast Trailers From Hell. Olson has also written for numerous other films and television shows.

Associated Podcasts

The Movies That Made Me

Host

The Bottom-Up Revolution

Host

The Dana Gould Hour

Guest

Connect

Recent Appearances

Restarting a Strong Towns Local Conversation

The Bottom-Up Revolution•Mar 26, 2026•49:47•host

How Madison Turned Small Experiments Into Safer Streets

The Bottom-Up Revolution•Mar 23, 2026•17:54•host

Josh Olson

About Josh

Associated Podcasts

The Movies That Made Me

The Bottom-Up Revolution

The Dana Gould Hour

Connect

Recent Appearances

Restarting a Strong Towns Local Conversation

How Madison Turned Small Experiments Into Safer Streets

Key Topics

Criterion Collection producer Karen Stetler

Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere writer/director SCOTT COOPER

EDDINGTON writer/director Ari Aster - Part 2

EDDINGTON writer/director Ari Aster

BONE LAKE director Mercedes Bryce Morgan

SPLITSVILLE co-writers Michael Angelo Covino & Kyle Marvin

RELAY director David Mackenzie

NIGHT ALWAYS COMES director Benjamin Caron

SHE RIDES SHOTGUN novelist Jordan Harper

THE HOME writer/director James DeMonaco

AIRPORTS co-director Adam Rifkin RETURNS!

DIABLO actor Scott Adkins & director Ernesto Díaz Espinoza

I DON'T UNDERSTAND YOU writer/director team David Joseph Craig & Brian Crano

DANGEROUS ANIMALS writer/director Sean Byrne

Rodrigo Garcia RETURNS!

MAILBAG

MESSY actress/writer/director Alexi Wasser

FIGHT OR FLIGHT director James Madigan